Pitambara Peeth
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Shri Peetambra Peetha is a complex of Hindu temples (including an Ashram),located in the city of Datia, in the Madhaya Pradesh state of the central India. It was, according to many legends 'Tapasthali' (place of meditation) of many mythological as well as real life people. The shivlingam of shree Vankhandeswar Shiva is tested and approved by the Archeological Survey of India to be of the same age as that of the Mahabharata. It is primarily a Shakta place of worship (devoted to Mother Goddess).

Shri Peetambara Peetha is one of the most famous Shakti Peetha of Baglamukhi which was established by Bramhaleen Pujyapaad RashtraGuru Anant Shree Swami Ji Maharaj
Shree Swami ji of Pitambara Peeth
Shree Swami Ji Of Peetamabara Peetha was a Hindu ascetic who lived for most part of his life at the temple complex of Pitambara Peeth. There is no knowledge with certainty about his birth, real name, community, native place and other information nor did he reveal it to any one...

 in 1920s. He also established the temple of goddess Dhumavati within the ashram. Dhumavati and Baglamukhi are the two of the ten Mahavidyas. In addition to those, there are temples of Parshuram, Hanuman, Kal Bhairav and other god and goddess spread across the large area of Ashram.

Currently the Peeth is maintained by a trust. There is a Sanskrit library which was established by the Pujyapaad, and is maintained by Ashram. One can get the books explaining the history of the Ashram and secret Mantras of various kind of Sadhanas and tantras. One of the unique feature of the Ashram is its endeavor to spread the light of Sanskrit language to young children , free of cost. Ashram conducts Sanskrit debates across the years.

Pujyapaad was called 'Swamiji'or 'Maharaaj' by the devotees. No one knows from where he came, or his name; nor did he disclose this to anyone. However, he was a Dandi Swami. Living legend who knows about Swamiji is Pt Shri Gaya Prasad Nayak ji (Babuji) of Garhi Malehara. Pujya Swamiji Maharaj and Babuji's Guruji were Gurubhai.

Pujyapaad was a strong devotee of the Goddess Pitambara. He had a natural liking for the Sanskrit language. He was having good knowledge of Urdu, Persian and Arabic, English, Pali, Prakrit languages. He liked the classical music and various great classical musicians of that time used to visit the ashram. Some of the musicians who visited the ashram are Pundit Gundai Maharaj, Siyaram Tiwari, Rajan Sajay Mishra, Dagar Bandhu etc. One of the greatest classical musician Acharaya Brhaspati was follower of Pujyapaad.

Location

The ashram is located in Datia
Datia
Datia is a small rural town and a municipality in Datia district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative center of Datia District. It was formerly the seat of the eponymous princely state in the British Raj. Datia is situated near Gwalior and on the border with Uttar...

 town of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

, India
India
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 approx 75 km from Gwalior ( Airport) and approx 25 km from Jhansi. It is well connected by train and the ashram is around 3 km from the Datia railway station.

This shakti peeth has Vankhandeswar Shiva Temple as well which is said to be of the time of Mahabharata.

People of Datia are very simple and live religious life. One should visit the ashram with very pure heart and full devotion and should maintain purity of the place in all circumstances. Irrespective of your status, every one has to follow Peeth's discipline for Mai Darshan. No one is allowed to carry leather items i.e. waist belt, wallet, purse etc. inside temple premises even after removing your footwear. One is treated at par with other devotees. If possible, wear yellow garments during Sadhana.

How one would feel or gets benefitted by going into Mai's feet, can not be explained in words. It is a peculiar feeling which can be only experienced by being there. I'm not very sure if I'm permitted to pen down my own experiences here. Divine power of Mai can be felt every moment once you offer yourself in mother's feet.

Baglamukhi Mantra is one of the most powerful mantra to attain powers to control over enmity feeling of your opponents be it human or animals. But it should be practiced after qualifying eligibility and under guidance of a Guru/Qualified Sadhak who are authorized by the Peeth.

Note: Some of the details published above has been taken from the booklet "Shee Peethambara Peeth -Ashram Ek Parichay" and most of information is based on the experience and knowledge of the one of the devotee. This is just an introduction about the Peeth and we will try to add more to this by working more with the Ashram people and devotees and going through some more reading materials.

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